CDMA-IS-95A.doc

1 GENERAL 1.1 Terms and Numeric Information 1.1.1 Terms Abbreviated Alert. An abbreviated alert is used to remind the mobile station user that previously selected alternative routing features are still active. AC. See Authentication Center. Access Attempt. A sequence of one or more access probe sequences on the Access Channel containing the same message. See also Access Probe and Access Probe Sequence. Access Channel. A Reverse CDMA Channel used by mobile stations for communicating to the base station. The Access Channel is used for short signaling message exchanges such as call originations, responses to pages, and registrations. The Access Channel is a slotted random access channel. Access Channel Message. The information part of an access probe consisting of the message body, length field, and CRC. Access Channel Message Capsule. An Access Channel message plus the padding. Access Channel Preamble. The preamble of an access probe consisting of a sequence of all-zero frames that is sent at the 4800 bps rate. Access Channel Request Message. An Access Channel message that is autonomously generated by the mobile station. See also Access Channel Response Message. Access Channel Response Message. A message on the Access Channel generated to reply to a message received from the base station. Access Channel Slot. The assigned time interval for an access probe. An Access Channel slot consists of an integer number of frames. The transmission of an access probe is performed within the boundaries of an Access Channel slot. Access Overload Class. See Overload Class. Access Probe. One Access Channel transmission consisting of a preamble and a message. The transmission is an integer number of frames in length and transmits one Access Channel message. See also Access Probe Sequence and Access Attempt. Access Probe Sequence. A sequence of one or more access probes on the Access Channel. The same Access Channel message is transmitted in every access probe of